Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Top 10 things IT does in tough times**
1. Look at open-source alternatives.
2. Figure out how to consolidate vendors at a lower unit cost.
3. Replace manual effort with automation that can be achieved with a 3m payback.
4. Invest in new technologies that will lower cost by an order of magnitude.
5. Break down myths that an application can't be hosted externally.
6. Challenge costly, incumbent technologies with new upstarts.
7. Look for short-term projects that can delivery value quickly.
8. Attempt to put new products on existing IT infrastructure.
9. Not start any long-term, strategic projects.
10. Hit up your local sales rep for freebies (e.g. tickets to the Lakers)
** Contributed from one of Ping's advisors
